Insects Module Summary Page 3

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*INSECTS COURSE MATRIX*
	INTERDISCIPLINARY EXTENSIONS	FOSS SCIENCE STORIES	HOME/SCHOOL CONNECTION

1.	MEALWORMS
	Language Extension • Read Lifetimes. Math Extensions • Two problems to solve. Science Extensions • Bring insects to class. • Start a time line. • Guess when the larvae will pupate. • Investigate ladybugs.	• So Many Kinds, So Many Places	The student sheet called News Flash! has students introducing their new classroom insects as they come into the class and writing three observations or facts they have discovered.

2.	WAXWORMS
	Language Extension • Use waxworms for paragraph topics. Math Extension • Use a Venn diagram. Science Extensions • Start a waxworm time line. • Look for moths.		Students provide the second installment of News Flash! and keep families updated on their insects’ lives.

3.	MILKWEED BUGS
	Art Extension • Color pictures of bugs. Math Extensions • Two problems to solve. Science Extensions • Start a milkweed bug time line. • Discuss life cycle. • Look for milkweed bugs in the wild.	• Insect Shapes and Colors	Students search for insects in the local environment. Suggestions for safely collecting, caring for, and observing insects found in the wild are provided.

4.	SILKWORMS
	Math Extension • One problem to solve. Science Extensions • Start a silkworm time line. • Look inside a cocoon.	• What Makes an Insect an Insect?	Students look for evidence of insects and other small animals (spider webs, holes in a plant leaf, and so forth).

5.	BUTTERFLIES
	Art Extension • Reconstruct a butterfly. Math Extensions • Two symmetry problems to solve. • Use a Venn diagram. Science Extensions • Hold a butterfly. • Start a painted lady time line. • Raise local larvae.	• Insect Life Cycles • Life Goes Around	Students create an imaginary insect with craft materials. They create the life history of their unique insect species.

6.	OTHER INSECTS
	Math Extension • One graphing problem to solve. Science Extensions • Observe ladybugs. • Observe mantids. • Raise fruit flies. • Take a field trip.	• Same But Different • Environment • Variation	Students take home instructions for a simple, homemade ant farm for small black or carpenter ants.
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